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05-21-2018, 07:04 PM
Teen monitoring app used by parents reportedly leaked Apple ID passwords
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Parents have been using a monitoring service called TeenSafe to ensure their kids are protected, but the app reportedly has some security issues of its own.
As first reported by ZDNet (https://www.zdnet.com/article/teen-phone-monitoring-app-leaks-thousands-of-users-data/), two of the company's servers, which are hosted on Amazon's cloud service, were left unprotected without a password, meaning the accounts of thousands of parents and their children were left exposed.
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TeenSafe allows parents to monitor their children's texts, view website history, call logs, contacts, and third-party apps, including messages on WhatsApp and Kik, installed on an iPhone or Android device.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/20/teensafe-leak-apple-id/)
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Parents have been using a monitoring service called TeenSafe to ensure their kids are protected, but the app reportedly has some security issues of its own.
As first reported by ZDNet (https://www.zdnet.com/article/teen-phone-monitoring-app-leaks-thousands-of-users-data/), two of the company's servers, which are hosted on Amazon's cloud service, were left unprotected without a password, meaning the accounts of thousands of parents and their children were left exposed.
SEE ALSO: 7 mind-soothing apps that will help you sleep better (https://mashable.com/2018/04/24/best-apps-sleep/)
TeenSafe allows parents to monitor their children's texts, view website history, call logs, contacts, and third-party apps, including messages on WhatsApp and Kik, installed on an iPhone or Android device.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/20/teensafe-leak-apple-id/)
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